CVE-2014-3517
mediumpriority · track · 18EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
api/metadata/handler.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2, when proxying metadata requests through Neutron, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess instance ID signatures via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to instance metadata requests.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.7–4.3
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5OpenStack Compute (Nova) Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability2022-05-14ghsa · osvUS
api/metadata/handler.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2, when proxying metadata requests through Neutron, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess instance ID signatures via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to instance metadata requests.
- PYSEC-2026-884OpenStack Compute (Nova) Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability2026-07-06vendor · osvUS
api/metadata/handler.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.2.4, 2014.x before 2014.1.2, and Juno before Juno-2, when proxying metadata requests through Neutron, makes it easier for remote attackers to guess instance ID signatures via a brute-force attack that relies on timing differences in responses to instance metadata requests.
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references (11)
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- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/2cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0940cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1084cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3517cnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1325128cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1112499cnnvd
- https://review.openstack.org/#/c/107396/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/2enisa_euvd
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